Small Business Miracles Podcast

This week we have a conversation with Sherrie Ortiz, the entrepreneur and founder behind Just One Day Tours, a fully curated tours company designed to make your time in Kansas City fun and hassle-free. In today’s marketing tip, we talk about judging creative without your eyes.

This week we sit down with entrepreneur, consultant and trainer Sarah Wolters of Sarah Wolters Company and learn how to make sure the right voices are heard within your organization so you can be successful. In today’s marketing tip, a quick word about why you want to be in the top 3 search positions.

https://www.sarahwoltersco.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahmorefield/

Shawn Lee House is a Professional Photographer and the entrepreneur behind Shawn Lee Photography & Art. Her approach to corporate branding and imagery is designed to get you on the same page quickly, presenting your brand in the best light. For today’s small business marketing tip, we talk about why you want to rank higher in search engine results.

https://www.justshawnlee.com

https://www.instagram.com/justshawnlee/

If you can stomp once and clap twice, STEP Movement can teach you how to step for the rest of your life! This week we hear about the steps CEO and Founder Jacquinta Nelson took to create STEP Movement and bring a step community to life in Kansas City. In today’s marketing tip, we consider where on the floor we want that trade show booth at our next conference.

Instructional designers can help your business move the needle when it comes to education and training. But don’t take our word for it — you should hear it from Tory Hord of Tory Hord Consulting! In today’s marketing tip, how many different ways can you use that great content piece on your website? It’s a lot, as it turns out

Whir is a new proximity-based platform where customers can find deals and events, and business owners can drive foot traffic from those customers. We talk to Co-Founder & CEO Blake Coffee about the process to launch, where he’s headed next and creating a self-taught curriculum to make it all happen. In today’s marketing tip, we talk about why it’s so difficult to get apples-to-apples comparisons from a marketing agency.

AlphaGraphics Kansas City’s President and Owner Haley Haar has confidence in her team. Enough confidence to say “Call me if you have an idea that ‘can’t be done.” That’s bold, unless you back it up the way they do. Hear about her approach to creative problem solving and everything you wanted to know about AlphaGraphics in our featured segment! But first, what’s the image you’re putting out there at your next trade show?

On this episode, we underscore the importance of gathering great Google reviews as we talk to Jennifer & Eric Benz, the owners of Click Fun Photo Booth! In our marketing tip, some things are about to change in search, thanks to AI.

Who doesn't love a clip show?!? We're taking a retrospective look at the amazing entrepreneurs and nonprofit execs we've spoken with in 2024 and shared a few shareable moments to re-gift. Speaking of holidays, be sure to listen to the end to catch our special holiday show music created by your talented friends at EAG - we think we're hilarious.

Generating Income for Tomorrow (GIFT) has been prolific since their founding in 2020 — and their impact on black-owned businesses has been strong. In this week’s show, Co-Founder and CEO Brandon Calloway talks with us about growing GIFT and changing lives. In this week’s marketing tip, is your company telling a story worth re-telling?

Ray Ruecker leads Connect 5000, a Kansas City-based lead generation and inside sales training and consulting firm. Listen to our interview with Ray for sales wisdom, a cold-calling hall of fame opener and entrepreneurial advice! In today’s tip, we suggest applying for that award.

Today’s podcast features Sertoma International’s Executive Director, Jason Camis. He’s leading Sertoma and the Hearing Aid Project on the next step in its 100-year+ journey to serve mankind in communities across the continent. In today’s marketing tip, it’s okay to let that email subscriber unsubscribe, as long as you’re paying attention.

Co-owners Lenora and Rickey Leathers knew the way they wanted the business to run, even though the rest of the industry was headed in a different direction. From there, Savvy Salon KC built and implemented a model that works. In today’s tip we encourage you to watch a user browse your website. And if that statement terrifies you, it’s past time to make it happen.

Michael Mackie is a renaissance marketer and media expert who has interviewed just about every famous person you’ve ever thought of twice. He’s taken his wealth of experience and applied it to creating and improving your personal brand. Get ready for quick, captivating and clickable content. In today’s marketing tip, let’s talk about your brand standards!

Caleb Blankenship is the owner of Body Shop Gym & Personal Training. There, he’s focused on improving customer service interactions to set his business apart from the competition — finding that balance between tough love, compassion, and knowledge. There’s a lot entrepreneurs can learn from his approach! In today’s small business marketing tip, is video part of your next strategic plan?

Alex Beltrame from F.I.T. Muscle & Joint clinic joins us to talk about their unique combination of specialists that combine to help patients do everything from walk up the stairs with groceries to finding that elusive par 4 birdie. In today’s marketing tip, is that special marketing opportunity special enough?

In Emerson & Company’s 18 years of experience, they’ve been known to roll up their sleeves, get to work, and solve problems for their clients.

CEO and Founder Tim Emerson takes us on a tour from back office and payroll to insurance and bookkeeping, and throws out some advice about being patient. In our marketing tip we ask a really nuanced question: do you own your own website?

Datasource Background Screening Services is celebrating a big milestone this year, and it’s easy to see why. Amazing culture, integrations with your favorite HR systems, and a service-focused staff working hard to be the best. In today’s marketing tip, let’s make sure you have a meaningful unique selling proposition!